1. Comparing Countries
Geography of Canada

2. Comparing Countries World Map Population Pyramids Country Snapshots
Improving Quality of Life

3. World Map
Label the countries in their respective locations, add all of the usual map essentials, and colour each continent a different colour.

4. World Map
North America

5. World Map
South America

6. World Map
Africa

7. World Map
Europe

8. World Map
Asia

9. World Map
Australia

10. World Map
Antarctica

11. Population Pyramids
With a world population of more than 6.4 million dispersed across more than 190 countries of various shapes and sizes around the global, it is necessary to determine a method to compare countries equally.
What are Population Pyramids?
Is a graphical representation of population data
Displays population data by age and gender
Is a paired horizontal bar graph
Uses percentages of males and females for each age group
Can be used for predicting future population trends

12. Population Pyramids There are 3 main shapes for a population pyramid:
Increasing/Expanding: Has larger numbers or percentages of the population in the younger age groups, usually with each age group smaller in size or proportion than the one born before it
Stable/Stationary: Has relatively equal numbers or percentages for almost all age groups, with the oldest age groups having smaller numbers
Declining: Has smaller numbers or percentages at the younger age groups, usually with each age group slightly larger than the one below it

13. Three Shapes of Population Pyramids

14. Population Pyramids Canada
There are bulges and narrower parts in the middle part of the pyramid. The people in their 20s in 1961 were born during the
Depression, a time of economic hardship in Canada when people were having fewer children.
The pyramid narrows toward the top. This is because the death rate is higher among older
people than among younger people.
In 1961 the pyramid had a wide base. These are the baby boomers, a large group of people born between 1947 and 1966 when the economy was growing.

16. John Humphrey
Author, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

17. Maurice Strong
Chair, 1992 UN Earth Summit

18. Matthew Coon Come Former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Aboriginal Rights Activist

19. Louise Fréchette
Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

20. MGen Lewis Mackenzie Retired two-star General of the Canadian Forces
Former Commander, United Nations Mission in Yugoslavia

21. The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Coordinator, United Nations Ottawa Convention Banning Landmines

22. 6. The Rt. Hon Lester B. Pearson
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Invented the concept of Peacekeeping
Won the Nobel Peace Prize

23. 5. Dr. David Suzuki Geneticist, Scientist, and Environmentalist
Founder, David Suzuki Foundation

24. 52. Craig Kielburger Children’s Rights Activist
Founder, Free the Children
Author, Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head

25. 17. H.E. Stephen Lewis Leader, Ontario New Democratic Party
Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations
Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa

26. 16. LGen The Hon. Roméo Dallaire
Retired 3-star General of the Canadian Forces
Former Commander, United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda
Senator of Canada

27. Youth Can Change the World!
How can YOU improve someone’s quality of life AT HOME?

28. Youth Can Change the World!
How can YOU improve someone’s quality of life IN THE COMMUNITY?

29. Youth Can Change the World!
How can YOU improve someone’s quality of life ACROSS CANADA?

30. Youth Can Change the World!
How can YOU improve someone’s quality of life AROUND THE WORLD?

31. Technology for a Better Future
How will new technologies improve the quality of life for Canadians in the future?
Write a “journal entry” that you might make 25 years from now that explains how new inventions have improved our lives.
Be creative!